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Mayor John Whitmire defends Houston Avenue median removals, targets ‘anti-car activists’

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Houston Public Works will spend upwards of $730,000 in a contentious plan to reverse recently installed Houston Avenue medians. Mayor John Whitmire defended those actions, calling out recent news reports that he said were factually incorrect. Whitmire said there was a misconception that Trinity Church, which sits at the corner of Houston and Washington Avenues, played a role in his decision.
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Mayor John Whitmire defends Houston Avenue median removals, targets ‘anti-car activists’

Whitmire said there was a misconception that Trinity Church, that sits at the corner of Houston and Washington Avenues and has long opposed the Houston Ave. project, had played a role in his decision to instruct public works to remove the medians that were just installed.

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Houston Public Media broke the news in Houston, United States on Thursday, February 29, 2024.
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